The government-backed Start Up Loans scheme, part of the British Business Bank, has delivered more than £1 billion worth of loans to small businesses nationwide since launching in 2012. In the North-west, businesses in the region have secured almost £122 million in 13,020 loans, with an average … [Read more...]
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Stockport gets ready for Post-16 Careers Week
Stockport Council and Stockport Jobs Match are gearing up for a week-long virtual careers fair for showcase the borough's education and employment options for young people. Post-16 Careers Week takes place from 9th to 13th October 2023 and will provide guidance to students from Years 10 to 13 to … [Read more...]
Grow as a leader at Hallidays’ Rise with Xeinadin seminar
Stockport accountants and business advisors, Hallidays, are inviting local businesses to explore how to grow as a leader in the latest instalment of their Rise with Xeinadin seminar series. Presented by Hallidays HR Director, Liz Chiva, the session will help attendees identify the aspects of … [Read more...]
Double shortlisting for Stockport in NHS research awards
Clinical research and development at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised with two separate shortlisted places in regional NHS research awards. Wiesia Woodyatt (right), Research and Innovation Manager, and Daisy Pegler (left), Clinical Research Midwife, have each been announced as … [Read more...]
Heaton Chapel Mexican restaurant announces opening of town centre location
Heaton Chapel Mexican restaurant, La Capilla, has announced the grand opening of its second location in the historic Blackshaws building in Stockport town centre. Following the success of the first restaurant in Heaton Chapel, the team behind La Capilla are excited to bring the vibrant flavours … [Read more...]
Stockport named among best places to live for first-time buyers
Stockport has been listed as among the top 12 places in the UK for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder in a run-down of some of the country's most desirable towns and neighbourhoods in The Times newspaper. The paper, which earlier this year highlighted the borough as among the … [Read more...]
Planning approval for 72,000 sq ft Bredbury logistics scheme
Developer Chancerygate, has been granted planning permission to build 72,000 sq ft of Grade A logistics and warehouse units in Bredbury. The Cromwell Park scheme will comprise nine units ranging from 2,300 sq ft to 59,500 sq ft, next to Allied Bakeries' manufacturing site on Bredbury Park … [Read more...]
Administrators announce all remaining Wilko stores to close
Joint administrators, PwC, have announced the closure all Wilko stores still trading by early October 2023, with the decision resulting in the redundancies of over 9,000 staff. Closures had been announced last week for over fifty stores to close, including the Stockport branch, as a buyer … [Read more...]
Together prices residential mortgage backed securitisation
Cheadle-based specialist lender, Together, has announced the successful pricing of its £443 million residential mortgage backed securitisation (RMBS). The latest pricing of the 1st charge only securitisation is the second for the non-bank lender in just three months, and only its ninth overall. … [Read more...]
New employment scheme launched to support jobseekers into the hospitality sector
A new employment and training programme has been announced to help upskill jobseekers to access career opportunities in the hospitality sector. The Hospitality Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) is being launched by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in collaboration with UK … [Read more...]
North West business activity fell in August for first time in seven months
Business activity levels across the North West fell for the first time in seven months in August, according to the latest Regional PMI survey by high street bank NatWest. The headline North West PMI Business Activity Index – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in … [Read more...]
Peak Translations celebrates shortlisting in regional business awards
Peak Translations, a language and translation service provider based on the Stockport-High Peak border, has been named as a finalist at the 2023 Derbyshire Business Awards. The business has secured a shortlisting in the 'Excellence in Customer Service Award' category, which honours organisations … [Read more...]
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